12896.18 (W)
Wallowa Co., OR, 5700ft, 1738m. Each fountain of long folded leaves produces a
raceme packed with starry, ice-blue-lilac flowers. This high altitude population
should prove very hardy. Note: it is important to keep flats at 40°F. for
another 2 months after germination in order for the seedlings to develop
properly.

74035.19
(W) Hidalgo Co., NM, 4000ft, 1220m. Apparently escaped from cultivation, I
found a large clump of vines succeeding quite well under extremely arid
conditions in a vacant lot. Flowers not seen but are probably the typical long,
reddish-orange, tubular flowers.

12745.10 (W)
Mariposa Co., CA, 2700ft, 823m. Not native to California, a small colony has
naturalized itself in the Sierran foothills. Small shrubs covered with
brilliant, silky, crinkled blossoms of pink to purple, flaunting a prominent
boss of stamens. Photo

Codonopsis lanceolata (Campanulaceae) (150x15,Z6,P,C,3:8w) ................................... 20 seeds / $4.00 54080.04 One of the best in the genus with large pendant bells on twining vines reaching several feet. The flowers are deep maroon with a wide throat of greenish-yellow speckled maroon. Photo

32453.20 (W)
Ventura Co., CA, 350ft, 107m. Succulent, pinnate leaves sprout on top of a
massive trunk, appearing like a living fossil from ancient times. Numerous
cymes of myriad yellow daisy-flowers early in spring. Endemic to a few locales
along the Californian coast.Photo

70094.15 (W) Montrose
Co., CO, 5500ft, 1675m. Tufts of green, spatulate leaves produce masses of
intensely-fragrant, white, yellow-throated, waxy blossoms. Endemic to
gypsiferous clay in the Paradox Valley of western Colorado. One of the best in
the genus. Photo

72803.15 (W) Mono Co.,
CA, 8500ft, 2591m. (= Draba quadricostata.)
One of the best and most caespitose cushions of the Sierra Nevadas, comprised of
hundreds of tiny, gray-green rosettes, sometimes spanning 12" or more. Short
racemes of pale yellow are borne in early summer.